If you were to subtract 40 from the number of cricket chirps a minute, and divide the result by 4, then add 50 to that result, you would be able to tell the temperature without a thermometer. Practically the entire civilized world now uses the standard railroad gauge of 4 feet 8 and a half inches. This width was used by the Roman chariots with which Julius Caesar's army invaded Britain in 55 B.C. They were copied by the native Celts with the result that deep ruts of that width were worn on English roads in the course of centuries. Today, more than 2,000 years after Caesar's invasion, modern vehicles roll on these indelible chariot tracks. Believe It or Not!
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